PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Sat 26th & Sun 27th August 11am till 5pm

FREE Family Festival burnleycanalfestival.orgburnleycanalfestival.org /BurnleyCanalFestival #BurnleyCanalFest

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FESTIVAL HUB AT SANDYGATE SQUARE, BURNLEY WHARF, FINSLEY GATE & ALONG THE TOWPATH

Fantastic free

activities!

A truly great event for Burnley.

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One of the best events we’ve been to all summer! Such a beautiful setting and so many things to see and do. There was so

much for the children to do and loads of it was free! Smiling faces everywhere

and an overall fantastic weekend. Highly recommended!

I thought it was brilliant. I was so impressed by how lovely everything looked, how nice everyone was, how easy it was to see

everything and everything else about it. Really nice

colourful day!

Loved all the interesting activities with the children.. Punch &

Judy was fab.. and the trail.. the children really enjoyed searching for boggarts etc.. the history was very interesting too.. wasn’t enough hours on our day.. could of stayed a week..

the children were overwhelmed. Fantastic day.

Many congratulations to everyone involved in the Canal Festival. It was a truly fantastic

event. I loved that it was alternative and quirky and very

colourful.

Extreme sport and cutting edge

theatre – this is free running as

you’ve never seen it before...

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The Urban Playground Team present SteamSaturday 1pm – 4pm

Sandygate Square

Live Music Stage by More MusicSunday 11am – 5pm

Sandygate Square

Urban explorers discover the skeletal remains of a machine that changed the world. Inspired, they shovel coals on the fires of the past and bring to life scenes from the silent movies, the wild west, the first world war, and glimpse the dark future of inner city commuting.

The original performance-parkour company combine

dance, physical theatre and free-running in an

extraordinary physical show for the whole

family. The team have toured across five continents winning awards and

wowing audiences with their unique

style. Burnley expects!

The first performance will be followed by a free open workshop for ages 12yrs + (no upper limit). If you ever fancied yourself a freerunner, the UPGTeam will provide expert instruction in a safe friendly environment on their bespoke set.

More Music have put together a showstopping Sunday lineup on the LIVE MUSIC STAGE with disco dancefloor fillers, Irish dance-a-longs and bhangra beats to get you off your seats!

With folk songs, Bollywood hits, spiritual qawwali and bhangra beats, Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band explode with a vibrant and colourful celebration of Jaipur life.

JD73’s Electric 2 bring back-to-the-future soul, fierce funk and disco drama to the canalside, while Freetown’s own PapaSam Alafia’s Afro-funk and World stylings are sure to bring out the sunshine.

Full of the rat pack style, The Boogie Bill Roberts Trio will have you jump-jiving and slip-sliding before the fantastically named Price of My Pig inject disco, reggae, funk and afrobeat rhythms into traditional folk tunes for a high octane ceilidh.

We have a real treat to close proceedings too, with multi-award-winning songstress Jess Gardham lending some of the best soul vocals we’ve ever heard to her unique pop, soul and acoustic fusion.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome to Burnley Canal Festival 2017! Get ready for two days of free family friendly activities over three sites along our stunning canal towpath. Expect art, adventure, heritage, craft and parkour!

Join the Adventure!Saturday & Sunday 11am – 4pm

Sandygate Square to Burnley Wharf

Festival favourites the Towpath Explorers are back - but they desperately need your help! Their good friend Lock Keeper Sam has uncovered a dastardly plot to capture the beautiful boats of Burnley Canal Festival. The Explorers have been busy and have already recovered 13 stolen Lock keys - but they don’t know which key opens which lock!

Join them to solve 13 clues, name 13 locks and match 13 keys along the length of the towpath from Sandygate to Burnley Wharf. The Towpath Explorers’ immersive adventure is the perfect opportunity for families on the lookout for excitement to explore the charms of the waterside. Delve into the mystery and unlock the secrets of the canal!

Towpath Explorers & the Lock Keeper’s Quest

Canoeing on the CanalSat & Sun 11am–5pm Festival Hub at Sandygate Square & Finsley Gate

Get on to the water with ship-shape boats holding up to three people. There are free canoeing tasters sessions all weekend from Sandygate or the quieter space of Finsley Gate. With cabled together canoes forming a stable platform, everyone can get involved.

Ragtag ArtsSat & Sun 11am–5pm Burnley WharfSunday, 11am–5pm Festival Hub at Sandygate Square

Ever wanted to run away and join the circus but felt you lacked the skills? Ragtag Arts are here to help. With all ages circus workshops and their fantastic briefcase of stilts, poy, hula hoops, juggling balls and unicycles, you’ll be ready to go. Join them on Sunday at Sandygate too, to paint a giant cardboard canal boat!

Sol CinemaSat & Sun 11am–5pm Sandygate Square

With glamorous usherettes, a red carpet and popcorn galore, visitors will be treated to a unique sun-powered cinematic experience.

Sign Writing with The Cunning CraftsmanSat & Sun 11am–5pm Festival Hub at Sandygate Square

Chris Dorning - The Cunning Craftsman - will be delivering a sign-writing masterclass at Sandygate. With guidance from a true expert, participants will learn the tricks of the trade and take home a handpainted sign.

The FairgroundSat & Sun 11am–5pm Burnley Wharf

All the fun of the (traditional) fair! Take a whirl on the waltzers, hook yourself a duck, jump in a Pepper Pig Bug or get down on a Bouncy Castle: there’s fun to be had for kids of all ages.

Festival FoodSat & Sun 11am–5pm Festival Hub at Sandygate Square & Burnley Wharf (for icecream)

The Festival is bringing an exceptional selection of international and locally based street food traders to the canal; with Dim Sum Su’s Oriental snack food, Deli Delite’s handcrafted halal and Shirley’s handmade Lancashire pies, you’ll have to save some room for Christine’s Cakes, and of course, there’s always room for your Fairground favourite foods and Nelson’s ice-creams.

Waterbus with Canal CruisesSat & Sun 11am–5pm between Burnley Wharf and Finsley Gate

All aboard Ruby! A beautifully refurbished 12-seat barge offering rides between Sandygate and Finsley Gate. It will be busy and you may have to queue but it’s a fabulous way to take in Burnley’s canalside heritage and sail stylishly between the festival sites. Ride one way, stroll back the other!Small charge to cover costs.

Weavers Triangle Visitor CentreSat & Sun 11am–4pm Burnley Wharf

Step into the past with a Victorian schoolroom, an Edwardian bathroom and an authentic weaver’s dwelling – you can even have a go at weaving! Fun awaits the whole family with a children’s

corner, winding trails and tricky quizzes.

Walkabout Theatre with the Sense-O-Matic and Ben FarmerSat & Sun 11am–5pm Sandygate Square and along the towpath

Our roaming performers will enliven the towpath with a dash of music and theatre, including a group of Victorian-inspired scientists and their splendorous scientific contraption - the Sense-O-Matic by Same Difference Arts. Look out for Ben Farmer too, who’ll be running his accordion through all sorts of folk ditties.

Float Workshops Sat 1pm–5pm Festival Hub at Sandygate Square

Canal community groups have come together with artists to create floats in the age old tradition of procession. Artists have worked with groups including Canalside Community Centre, Burnley Wood, Gannow Community Centre, The Jinnah Centre and Valley Street Community Centre. Share in the process with Artist Workshops on Sandygate from flagmaking to figureheads (and taking in songwriting) with artists Ruth Shorrock, Laura Jamieson, Michelle Wren and Jennifer Reid. The project will be celebrated by the Broadside Balladress Jennifer Reid and her newly formed community choir - 12 noon Saturday.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

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FESTIVAL SITE PLAN

Towpath Explorers

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BurnleyBarracks

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BOATING LAKE MINI RAILWAY

CIRCUS SKILLS WALK ABOUT THEATRE FAIRGROUND RIDES

STREET FOOD LIVE MUSIC PUNCH & JUDY EXPLORERS

QUEST WATERBUS

CANOES WATERBUSWORKSHOPS

Thompson Park

Festival Hub at Sandygate Square

Finsley Gate

The Fairgroundat Burnley Wharf

Entrance to

URBAN PLAYGROUND PARKOUR PERFORMANCE & WORKSHOP - LIVE MUSIC STAGE - CANOES - WALKABOUT PERFORMANCE HENNA ART - EXPLORERS QUEST STREET FOOD ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS INCLUDING SIGN WRITING AND FLAG MAKING - COMMUNITY FLOATS - CARDBOARD CANAL BOAT DECORATING

DON’T MISS THE BURNLEY MECHANICS FULL BISTRO MENU TO GO! THEY’LL BE TAKING ORDERS FROM 11AM TILL 2.30PM

Waterbus

Flags by Lucy Birbeck

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BasecampExplorers Quest

Visitor CentreWeavers Triangle

Oak Mount MillEngine House

MechanicsBurnley

Explorers QuestTrail

Canalside Community Centre

Explorers QuestBasecamp

Programme subject to change